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- Full name: John Henry Bonham
- Born: May 31, 1948
- Birthplace: Redditch, Worcestershire, England
- Nickname: "Bonzo"
- Died: September 25, 1980
- Cause: Asphyxiation from vomit due to an alcohol binge
- Band announced they'd no longer continue as Led Zeppelin a few months after Bonham's death
- Son Jason Bonham filled in on drums for three reunions of the surviving three member of Zeppelin, including in late-2007 for their appearance at Atlantic Record exec Ahmet Ertegun's tribute concert
- Most famous drum solo: "Moby Dick"
- Endorsed Ludwig Drums
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As drummer for the legendary English hard rock group Led Zeppelin, John Bonham influenced countless young drum hopefuls with his bombastic playing style and huge, distinctive drum sound.
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A Zeppelin with No Bonzo?!
It is often reported that Robert Plant simply brought John Bonham with him into the band once he was selected by Jimmy Page to be the singer for the New Yardbirds. However, it took scores of telegrams from manager Peter Grant and a lot of coercing from his friend Plant before Bonham decided he liked the future Led Zeppelin's music better than the other artist who was pursuing him, Joe Cocker. -
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John Bonham Questions
Who is the "Zimmerman" mentioned in John Lennon's song God 2000? 1 AnswerThat would be Robert Allen Zimmerman also known as Bob Dylan http://www.mahalo.com/search?q=robert+zimmerman read more
Is Led Zeppelins John Bonham playing drums on the Donovan song The Hurdy Gurdy Man? 1 AnswerClem Cattini, who was the drummer on the track, says this is bogus and it was actually John Paul Jones. He was there...I'm figuring he would know. read more
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@Jason_Segel Who's a better drummer John Bonham or Neil Peart? Also the 4th slap was pretty great, hard to top last week's show though.
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Drummer terjago emang john bonham ye!! Waktu led zeppelin awal dia udah bisa menciptakan drum solo yg keren!! Taanpa double pedal!!!
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Well loddy-freakin'-dah! We got ourselves a drummer here! Hey, Dad, I can't see too good is that John Bonham over there?
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RT @gustavovara O balanço de John Bonham na batera ninguém tem.
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O balanço de John Bonham na batera ninguém tem.
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